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V-2

V-2 on display at the National Air and Space Museum. (Photos: Richard Kruse)

V-2 rocket overview V-2 rocket V-2 rocket V-2 rocket tail section Looking up at V-2 rocket

Base Detail Shots

V-2 rocket jet vanes V-2 rocket base V-2 rocket base V-2 rocket fins V-2 rocket fin detail shot V-2 rocket fin closeup V-2 rocket base

V-2 Engine

V-2 engine on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force near Dayton, Ohio

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)

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V-2 engine on display at the United States Space and Rocket Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2007)

V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor
 

V-2 engine on display at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

V2 Motor at Cape Canaveral V2 Motor at Cape Canaveral V2 Motor at Cape Canaveral V2 Motor at Cape Canaveral
 

V-2 Thrust Chamber on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

V-2 combustion chamber V-2 combustion chamber V-2 combustion chamber
 

V-2 Thrust Chamber on display at the Michigan Space Science Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2008)

V2 Motor V2 Motor V2 Motor
 

V-2 Turbopump on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center

(Photos: Richard Kruse, 2009)

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Books About V-2 Rockets

Germany's V-2 Rocket book

Germany's V-2 Rocket
By Gregory P. Kennedy.

V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-52 book

V-2 Ballistic Missile 1942-52
By Steven Zaloga.

The Peenemunde Wind Tunnels

The Peenemunde Wind Tunnels
By Peter P. Wegener.

German V-Weapon Sites 1943-45 book

German V-Weapon Sites 1943-45
By Steven Zaloga.